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The Tudors Come to BBC History Magazine
Another fine Tudor-era BBC History mag cover!
Did you know that the August 2011 issue of BBC History Magazine features our fave family? It is on sale starting 19 July. (Update: Here ’tis!) And I have just received the following press release from the mag and would like to share it with you all; enjoy!
“BBC History Magazine has just launched its very first audiobook, a guide to the Tudor kings and queens. The audiobook features interviews with five leading historians of the period, with each expert discussing the life and times of one of the Tudor monarchs.
- Dr Steven Gunn of Oxford University starts us off with Henry VII
- Professor George Bernard of Southampton University introduces us to Henry VIII
- Reading University’s Professor Ralph Houlbrooke talks about Edward VI
- Dr Anna Whitelock of Royal Holloway, University of London, invites us to reconsider Mary I
- Finally, Oxford University’s Dr Susan Doran reviews the reign of Elizabeth I
Each interview is roughly half an hour long, so there’s just over two and a half hours of discussion on the Tudors. The audiobook is available to download, for £1.99, from www.historyextra.com/audiobooks/tudors
The launch of the audiobook ties in with the August issue of BBC History Magazine, on sale Tuesday 19 July, which is a Tudor special. The issue analyses the lives and legacies of England’s most famous royal dynasty and explores just what it is about the Tudors that ignites our interest.
BBC History Magazine will also be running edited versions of all of the audiobook interviews on its weekly podcast, starting with Steven Gunn’s discussion on Henry VII which will be available to download later today, and finishing with Susan Doran’s review of Elizabeth I which will be available from 12 August. The BBC History Magazine podcasts are available to download free of charge every Friday from the website www.historyextra.com/podcast-page, or you can subscribe via iTunes.”
Let’s Have Some Fun…
The Disney-ified Anne B?
YouTube is a great place to find fun vids on our favorite dysfunctional family, so why not check out:
It’s Friday –They’re in Love
Well, it’s not yet Friday. But if I may approach the elephant in the cyberspace room, Friday is the wedding of Prince William and Kate (soon-to-be-Princess Catherine) Middleton. Unless you have been living under a rock or holed up under Donald Trump’s hairpiece, you are aware of this.
Because the royal family didn’t bother to take my sleep needs into account when scheduling this blessed event, I have to get up at 6 a.m. to watch the media victims happy couple arrive at Westminster Abbey. Did the royal family learn nothing from the last big event, back in 1981, when I had to stagger out of bed hours before swim team practice just to watch what would become the gold standard for weddings in my preteen mind? (Luckily it didn’t set the gold standard for marriages.)
Some are sick to death of hearing about these pending nuptials, some can’t get enough. Imagine how jaded the Tudor-era populace would have been if each of Henry VIII’s marriages got quite so much publicity!
UPDATE: Here is the official wedding program! If that doesn’t work, try here.
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Wow, It’s Awfully Quiet in Here
With 118 years of history to work with, why has it been so quiet over here in Tudor/cheek land? T’is because I’m in the process of moving myself and my family a few states away, so my life is getting a bit crazy. I’m actually one of those odd people who loves moving! But I just need to ensure that my compulsive list making & crossing off is in line with our moving schedule, and that’s coming at the expense of updating the Tudor Tutor blog.
I apologize for being so lame but plan on being back to normal by the end of the month. Meanwhile, there’s a little more action on my Facebook page and my Twitter page, so please come join me there if you aren’t already. I’ll wake the blog up when September ends.
